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cannot get my head around how and why Ghana came to be ruled by former President John Dramani Mahama, a man who claims inability to think things through properly and cannot take any intelligent decision himself since his infancy. He was a disaster and a curse to the nation for all too obvious reasons. The Eastern region communication Director for the new patriotic party NPP, Wilson Abenbebom has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) risks losing the 2020 elections if they present former President Mahama as their candidate. According to Wilson Abenbebom said Mr Mahama’s failure to secure his second term bid makes him unlikely to win the 2020 elections. He said the situation will even become dire for Mr Mahama in 2024 if he were to contest and lose the 2020 elections. “You’ll notice that since we began the fourth republic, anyone who is elected in the first term will normally go for a second term [except Mr Mahama]. So if NDC brings Mr Mahama and he is not able to win...

The Wasa Amenfi east Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Asafuankye Badu popularly known as ‘Ayen Mpo Suro’ has stated that Ghanaian citizens do not vote for party executive but competency of the presidential candidate. Commenting on just ended NDC 9th delegate Congress held to elect its National Executives, the NPP Chairman stated that, party executives supersedes the administrative work of their able party by assisting endeavor supports for their elected candidate eyeing for victory. He continued that the New Patriotic Party suspended their party Chairman and the general secretary before and during the 2016 campaign era but emerges victory over NDC having all the substantive executives on board. Nana Asafuankye Badu emphasized that election is won by floating voters. Adding that, the floating voters do votes considering policies, social interventions and programs benefiting the country. Asafuankye Badu stated that, the newly elected NDC Chairman, Mr Samuel Ofos...

Members of Parliament (MPs), in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sought for more explanation as to what led to the removal of former chairperson Electoral Commission of Ghana Charlotte Osei and her two Deputies. When the Bawku Central legislator, Mahama Ayariga who is a member of the community legislature, presented Ghana’s country report and touched on removal of the former EC chair. “In the year under review, the electoral landscape witnessed a major shake-up in both structure and form of the National Electoral Commission. Upon a petition filed to the President of the Republic and subsequent activation and subject of the petition to a constitutional process, the chairperson of the EC, Ms Charlotte Osei was removed from office and a successor, Mrs. Jean Mensah, appointed. Two Deputy chairpersons of the Electoral Commission were also removed from office and replaced”. Mr. Mahama Ayariga explain to his colleagues that the removal of the former EC boss was not du...